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United Buses

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Overview

A collection of seven photos relating to the United Buses Ltd.

09.156a
Five Bedford SB series buses lined up on railway station side of Gugeri Street, opposite United Buses Ltd.

09.156b
Bus number 6, a Daimler CVG5 Double-Decker in the garage of United Buses Ltd.,

09.156c
Double-Decker Bus No.6 in the United Bus Ltd. yard, toilet is in the background - Daimler CVG5.

09.156d
CVG5 - Bus no.7 in United Buses Ltd yard next to one of the houses on Gugeri Street.

09.156e
Three buses of different eras, former Presbyterian Church Hall in the background.

09.156f
Bus no.4 Dennis Lancet and Bedfords view facing west along Gugeri Street. Tramlines and pram in the shot.

09.156g
Gugeri Street facing east. A collection of buses. United Buses Ltd. garage on the right side.

Historical information

The United Bus Company, established in 1931, ran inter-suburban private bus services that initially travelled from Claremont to Perth via Dalkeith and Nedlands.

Over the years the company also known as United Buses Ltd and United Bus Services.

United imported its buses from the United Kingdom prior to World War II. United buses were painted cream with a broad dark green strip containing cream writing. United imported Perth's first double-decker bus in 1937.

United conductress uniforms were fawn with brown piping in summer and dark brown in winter.

United ran bus services over various routes until 1958 when they were compulsorily acquired by a new government authority, the Metropolitan Transport Trust (MTT).

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-28--9-156-a-g

Item type

Photographs

Themes

Social History

Links to additional resources

Claremont Museum.

Last modified

Saturday, 21 June, 2025

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